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2008 WNBA Playoffs

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Conference
  
Conf. Champion

East
  
Detroit Shock

Attendance
  
8,420 per game

Conf. Champion
  
Coach

West
  
S.A. Silver Stars

Dates
  
September 19 – October 5

The 2008 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2008 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock defeating the Western Conference champion San Antonio Silver Stars 3-0.

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Format

  • The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs.
  • All 4 teams are seeded by basis of their standings.
  • The series for rounds one and two are in a best-of-three format with Games 2 and 3 on the home court of the team with the higher seed.
  • The series for the WNBA Finals is in a best-of-five format with Games 1, 2 and 5 on the home court of the team with the higher seed.
  • Reseeding (as used in the Stanley Cup Playoffs) is not in use: therefore, all playoff matchups are predetermined via the teams' seedings.

    • Eastern Conference

    The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:

    1. Detroit Shock (22–12)
    2. Connecticut Sun (21–13)
    3. New York Liberty (19–15)
    4. Indiana Fever (17–17)

    Western Conference

    The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:

    1. San Antonio Silver Stars (24–10)
    2. Seattle Storm (22–12)
    3. Los Angeles Sparks (20–14)
    4. Sacramento Monarchs (18–16)

    Bracket

    This was the outlook for the 2008 WNBA playoffs. Teams in italics had home court advantage. Teams in bold advanced to the next round. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoffs seeding in their respective conferences. Numbers to the right of each team indicate the number of games the team won in that round.

    References

    2008 WNBA Playoffs Wikipedia
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